Screen.



v. A. DEBERTSHAUSER.

SCREEN, APPLICATION FILED SEPT- I4, 1914.

.IEtm a- Patented Oct. 30,1917. I

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To all whom it may concern:

.Be it'known thatI, .Vrv'mnjA. DEBERTS- HAUSER, a citizen of the United States, re-

.siding at Bowling Green, in the county of Pike and State of 'Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvei'n'ents in Screens, of which the following is a spec} fication. p

This invention relates to window screens, one of the objects being to provide a screen adaptable for use in windows of various sizes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a durable and efficient screen capable of manipulation in either a vertical or horizontal plane, consistent with its positionmg in the window frame, in the present instance being shown as operating 1n vertical plane, for the sake of illustration, it being understood that by merely turnmg the screen in the frame, so as to dispose the longitudinal axis of the screen at right angles to the window sill, that it may be operated in a horizontal plane.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my lnvention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim formlng a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a front elevation of a screen constructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating the appllcatlon thereof, a portion of the screen being broken away to disclose details, and d Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention in order to illustrate the application thereof, a window casing 5 is provided in which is mounted my improved screen generally designated 6, the latter in the present 1nstance comprising an upper and lower sec-- tion numbered 7 and 8, respectively. The upper section 7 in the present instance, comprises the usual screening 9, the upper marginal edge of which is engaged with a portion of a sash 10, while'the sides and lower marginal edges of the screen are engaged by a metallic strap 11, the portion which engages the lower marginal edge of the screen, being bent upon itself and turned at right angles to thebody, as indicated at 1spamme teammat- .ratemeaocaao,.1917, ltpplication filedSeptember1 3191;." serialfiog'slfidai f I andshown,to advantage in Fig. ,2, so'as to pos tively prevent the" entrance fof flies screen section .8, while parallel rods l tndefrom" the sash 10, each being equipped with a head 15 on its lower end, as shown to screen snugly in engagement with the casing 5. Guide-strips, as indicated at'21, are counter-sunk in the upper face of the lower section 8 and are provided with openings therethrough alining with the openings 19 in the sides of the section 8 through which i the rods 14 engage.

In operation, we will assume that the device is in the position as shown in Fig. 1. In this position, when it is desired to raise the screen, pressure is exerted on the lower section 17, so as to cause the coil springs 20 to be compressed, thereby automatically closing the lower section when pressure is released therefrom. Of course when the screen is mounted in exceptionally small window casings, the springs 20 will normally be under considerable tension so that it will be impossible to raise the lower section to any great extent, but in the standard sizes of windows, considerable play of the lower section will be permitted in order to open communication therebeneath, it being of course obvious that if desired, various sizes of screen may be used, so as to be accommodated in window casings varying in size, but it is one of the principal objects of this invention to provide a window screen which is adaptable for use in connection with windows of various standard sizes.

The entire screen may be readily disengaged prehend only the general and preferrederm copies of this patent may be obtained to claim and without sacrificing any of the ad antages of my invention. A 7

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to se vcure by Letters Patent is:

A window screen section including independent perforate screen sections, each of which rigidly engages two parallel sides of the window casing and yieldingly engages the other two parallel sides of the casing,

springs mounted in the ends of one section,

headed rods carried by the'other section and coacting with said springs to normally force said sections apart, plates countersunk in spring carrying sections to prevent displacement of the springs and f acting as guides for said rods.-

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VIVIAN A. DEBERTSHAUSER.

, Witnesses:

M. O. BIGGS, E. E. EVANS.

r five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of fatents.

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